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From the Collection of Madame Emilie Chan (Lot 128)
GUAN SHANYUE (1912-2000)
Returning Eastward from the Gorges
Details
GUAN SHANYUE (1912-2000)
Returning Eastward from the Gorges
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
87 x 41 cm. (34 ¼ x 16 1⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated spring, thirty-fifth year (of the Republic, 1946)
Dedicated to Yulin and Madame Jinxun
NOTE:
The work is dedicated to Guo Yulin, who was born in Hong Kong around 1905. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Guo taught English and worked as a translator at the Sichuan Aviation Academy. He was a close friend of Guan Shanyue, and maintained a close relationship with him after he returned to Hong Kong in the 1980s.
The current owner’s father and Guo were sworn brothers. The work was gifted by Guo to the present owner around 1990.
Returning Eastward from the Gorges
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
87 x 41 cm. (34 ¼ x 16 1⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated spring, thirty-fifth year (of the Republic, 1946)
Dedicated to Yulin and Madame Jinxun
NOTE:
The work is dedicated to Guo Yulin, who was born in Hong Kong around 1905. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Guo taught English and worked as a translator at the Sichuan Aviation Academy. He was a close friend of Guan Shanyue, and maintained a close relationship with him after he returned to Hong Kong in the 1980s.
The current owner’s father and Guo were sworn brothers. The work was gifted by Guo to the present owner around 1990.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the recipient, thence by descent.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings